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• Dark nebula dominates gorgeous new view of Orion constellation (photo)

  27-06-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  A telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona has captured a striking new view of a dark nebula called LDN 1622, located in the nearby Orion complex.
  
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• Mars donut! Perseverance rover spots holey Red Planet rock (photo)

  27-06-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover has spied a big, donut-shaped rock on Mars. It might be a meteorite, scientists say.
  
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• UAE astronaut spies Mecca from space station during Hajj (photo)

  27-06-2023 21:31 via space.com
  
  UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi photographed Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities, from the International Space Station during the annual pilgrimage, or Hajj.
  
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• 01 Jul 2023 (4 days away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  27-06-2023 21:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 3°33' of each other.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (Yesterday): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (9 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (8 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (7 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (6 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (5 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (41 minutes ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (4 minutes ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (4 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (4 days ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (3 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (3 days ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (23 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (22 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (21 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (20 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (2 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (2 days ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (19 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (18 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (17 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (16 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (15 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (14 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (13 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (12 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (11 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (10 hours ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (1 hour ago): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket puts on a show on its next-to-last launch (photos)

  27-06-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Stunning photos show the launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex-37 on the NROL-68 mission.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (31 minutes away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 20:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launches on June 29. Here's how to watch live

  27-06-2023 20:07 via space.com
  
  The 90-minute flight will bring the first Virgin Galactic commercial crew to space as the company starts planned monthly flights.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launches on June 29. Here's how to watch

  27-06-2023 20:07 via space.com
  
  The 90-minute flight will bring the first Virgin Galactic commercial crew to space as the company starts planned monthly flights.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (1 hour away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 19:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (2 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 18:36 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• ULA delays 1st launch of Vulcan Centaur rocket again

  27-06-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  United Launch Alliance has pushed back the debut launch of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket again, to make modifications to the vehicle's upper stage.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (3 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 17:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• How human 'computers' Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt revolutionized astronomy

  27-06-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  In the early 20th century, a team of women went far beyond their job descriptions, not to mention the societal norms of the time, to revolutionize astronomy.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (4 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 16:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• See 1,900 galaxies light up the night in gorgeous deep-sky photo

  27-06-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Virgo Cluster and 1,900 galaxies shine in an incredible image captured from a dark sky preserve in Portugal, by photographer Miguel Claro.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (5 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 15:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• What will astronauts on deep space missions eat? 'Neurogastronomy' may have the answer.

  27-06-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  The next stage of human space exploration will involve longer missions off-Earth, and the Humanity in Deep Space initiative is considering what and how astronauts on these missions will eat.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (6 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 14:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launches this week. Meet the 6-person crew of Galactic 01

  27-06-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its upcoming first commercial spaceflight mission that is set to launch no earlier than June 29.
  
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• 27 Jun 2023 (7 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  27-06-2023 13:42 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Augments, Illyrians and the Eugenics Wars

  27-06-2023 13:00 via space.com
  
  Why first officer Una Chin-Riley was on trial, and how it links all the way back to Khan Noonien Singh.
  
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